Hi-MO Archives | Be Korea-savvy

S. Korea’s Hair-Loss Market Grows Fast as Patient Numbers Rise

SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s market for hair-loss-related products, including wigs, is currently estimated at 3 trillion won (US$2.47 billion), industry sources said Wednesday, with the figure set to increase down the road as more people in the country get stressed. The number of people suffering from hair loss is estimated at 10 [...]

Koreans in Their 20s and 30s Are Losing Their Hair

SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Young Koreans in their twenties and thirties are increasingly losing their hair, leading to a boom in the Korean hair-loss industry. Hi-MO, Korea’s largest wig company, said on May 13 that 27 percent and 4 percent of its male customers in 2014 were in their thirties and twenties respectively. [...]